Chapter 344 Half-Demon Fox's Black Moonlight Monk 45
After the competition, Huang Qianfeng stood up and announced the results. "After two hundred years of preparation, we finally welcomed our first ninth-grade alchemist. We gave her the title of ninth-grade, not because she is only ninth-grade, but because our highest level is only ninth-grade."
When Zhong Xiaolong heard Huang Qianfeng say this, and thought about the look the elder gave him, he subconsciously thought that the ninth-grade alchemist was himself. He glanced at Shen Xinran provocatively, thinking to himself: This time, let's see what you can bring to compete with me!
Shen Xinran hadn't held out much hope for her hideously ugly pill. When she noticed Zhong Xiaolong's confident expression, she sighed. It looked like the Purple Mansion Immortal Orchid was doomed.
Huang Qianfeng looked around, kept everyone in suspense, and then said with a smile, "She is our contestant number 35, Wu Qingge!"
When Shen Xinran heard his own name from Huang Qianfeng's mouth, his eyes widened like walnuts in surprise.
She looked up and met Huang Qianfeng's loving gaze: "Come up to the stage and receive the reward you deserve."
Zhong Xiaolong's face turned from a rosy complexion of pride to a pale face of shock. He looked at Shen Xinran in disbelief as he walked up to the podium.
Huang Qianfeng handed Shen Xinran a storage bag and said, "Your rewards are all in here. Go back and check it yourself."
Shen Xinran nodded, bowed to Huang Qianfeng, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Elder Huang."
After Shen Xinran returned to the contestant area, she wanted to open her bag to take a look, but suddenly remembered that she hadn't collected a bet yet. She walked up to Zhong Xiaolong and held out her hand, "I accept the bet and give it to you!"
Huang Qianfeng had already announced the top four, with Zhong Xiaolong in fifth place, a seventh-grade alchemist. He was only in his early thirties, yet already a seventh-grade alchemist, a feat worthy of praise no matter where he was.
If Shen Xinran had not won first place, he would have been quite satisfied with his result, but Shen Xinran happened to be the first place and the youngest ninth-grade alchemist.
Zhong Xiaolong felt an unprecedented sense of loss and frustration. He gritted his teeth, reluctantly took off the ring on his hand, and placed it in Chen Xinran's palm.
At this moment, Yuan Feiping also heard his own results. He successfully refined ten barrier-breaking pills, six of which were of top quality, ranking ninth among many contestants.
In the past, he had refined at least seven high-grade pills, but this time the furnace suddenly exploded, disrupting his plans. In order to complete the refining before the competition, he had not had time to control many details.
Yuan Feiping was about to accept reality when he accidentally glanced at it and saw a crack on the alchemy furnace fragment. This crack was not caused by an internal explosion, but more likely caused by an external impact.
Yuan Feiping frowned, raised his hand, and told his discovery, "Report to the elder, there seems to be something wrong with the alchemy furnace."
Upon hearing this, Huang Qianfeng immediately paused the announcement of the results, and quickly came in front of Yuan Feiping, took the fragment and examined it carefully.
At the same time, an elder dressed in black walked towards the other contestants' furnaces to check them. His brows became more and more furrowed as the inspection went on.
The two elders exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned their gazes to Elder Wang, who was in charge of the equipment, and asked in a blaming tone, "What's going on with the alchemy furnace this time?
Elder Wang's face turned pale instantly, and his voice trembled: "I... I don't know."
Huang Qianfeng snorted coldly, his tone full of doubt: "You are in charge of all the equipment, how could you not know?"
The black-robed elder's expression darkened even further. He threatened coldly, "If you don't tell the truth, don't blame us for searching your soul."
When Elder Wang heard the word "soul search," he was so frightened that he fell to his knees and quickly confessed, "It was Zhong Xiaolong, a disciple of Tian Yunshen, who ordered me to do this."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became tense.
Huang Qianfeng's gaze was like a sharp sword, pointing directly in the direction of Tian Yunshen, and Tian Yunshen's face became extremely ugly.
The black-robed elder's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water was about to drip. "Don't forget, you are an elder of the Medical Alliance. How will the contestants view our Medical Alliance if you behave like this?"
Elder Wang's face was filled with tears, his voice filled with helplessness and despair. "I didn't want to do it either, but he promised to give me 5,000 mid-grade spirit stones after the mission was accomplished. As you know, my little granddaughter is sick and needs spirit stones to buy medicine. Although I am an elder of the Medical Alliance, I only make a few hundred mid-grade spirit stones a month. Only if I agree to him can my little granddaughter have a chance of survival."
The black-robed elder shook his head and sighed, "Anyway, I'm extremely disappointed in you. From today on, you are no longer a member of our Physician Alliance."
Huang Qianfeng turned to Zhong Xiaolong and scolded him, "Bribing the elders privately, do you know what crime you committed?"
Zhong Xiaolong lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I was wrong."
Huang Qianfeng's face was stern as he said seriously, "In that case, your results in this competition will be cancelled immediately. In addition, for the next fifty years, you will not be able to participate in any competitions in the Medical Alliance again."
This competition result will be cancelled, and he will not be able to participate in the competition for fifty years? Doesn't that mean he will only be a fifth-grade doctor for the next fifty years? Zhong Xiaolong's mind suddenly buzzed, and his face turned pale.
Although the Medical Alliance had already punished Elder Wang and Zhong Xiaolong, many of the contestants whose alchemy furnaces had exploded were still dissatisfied and shouted, "What should we do?"
The black-robed elder placed his hands behind his back and said solemnly, "The Medical Alliance will hold another competition in three days. Any contestants who are dissatisfied with their results can participate. We will then re-rank them based on the results of this exam."
Hearing the black-robed elder say this, the contestants nodded in agreement, "That's pretty good."
Shen Xinran looked at the storage bag she had just received and sighed. She walked over to Huang Qianfeng and handed him the bag. "Elder Huang, I'll give this back to you first. After the competition is over and the rankings are determined, you can decide whether to give it to me!"
Huang Qianfeng shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, this was originally given to you."
Shen Xinran could only look at the black-robed elder who had a cold expression on his face. Unexpectedly, the black-robed elder nodded and said, "Take it."
This surprised Shen Xinran a little. What was going on? Was she already the top pick?
Tian Yunshen had already walked down from the viewing platform. He slapped Zhong Xiaolong in the face and said, "Waste!"
He was not angry because Zhong Xiaolong bribed the elders, but because Zhong Xiaolong did something bad and didn't clean up his own mess, causing him to be treated coldly as well.
Zhong Xiaolong lowered his head and said, "Master, don't worry. I will practice hard in the next fifty years. Once I refine the ninth-grade elixir, I will be able to trample Master Qiao's disciples under my feet."
Tian Yunshen snorted coldly, "Her disciple has already refined a top-grade elixir. What can you compare with her?"
Hearing the words "top-grade elixir", Zhong Xiaolong was stunned. She actually refined a top-grade elixir?
What’s scary isn’t failure, but the people you compare yourself to who don’t even leave you with a single glance. Zhong Xiaolong felt deep despair, his dreams and ambitions shattered at that moment.
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